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🌏 Geography of Bihar Chapter 16: Previous Year Questions on Bihar Geography (अभ्यास)

Module 3: Industry, Minerals, Transport and Media

📖 Chapter 16 of 17 🧩 Module 3 of 4 ⏱️ ~4 min read 💡 12 MCQs
Topic Part 1 of 2

Concept

Subtopic 3.1: Industry and Minerals (BPSC)

  • Bihar's oil refinery is at Barauni (44th BPSC 2001).
  • Industry-town matching (46th BPSC 2004): paper & pulp - Dalmianagar, cigarette - Dilawarpur, plywood - Hajipur, jute - Purnia.
  • Coal reserves on 1 January 2003: 160 million tonnes (47th BPSC 2005). Note: present Bihar's proven coal reserve is zero; 160 Mt was the probable reserve. Estimated coal reserve: 16 crore tonnes (48-52nd BPSC 2008).
  • Mineral-place matching (46th BPSC 2004): mica - Gaya, gold - Munger, dolomite - Rohtas, petroleum - Kishanganj.
⭐ Key Points
  • Answer (c) Barauni.
  • Answer (b): A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4.
  • Answer (c) 160 (probable). Proven reserve is now zero.
  • Answer (d) 16 crore t.
  • Answer (c): A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Question: Bihar's oil refinery is at: [44th BPSC, 2001] Answer: Barauni.
  • Question: Match industries (A paper & pulp, B cigarette, C plywood, D jute) with towns (1 Dalmianagar, 2 Dilawarpur, 3 Hajipur, 4 Purnia). [46th BPSC, 2004] Answer: A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4.
  • Question: Coal reserves of Bihar on 1 January 2003 (million tonnes): [47th BPSC, 2005] Answer: 160.
  • Question: Estimated coal reserve in Bihar is: [48-52nd BPSC, 2008] Answer: 16 crore t.
  • Question: Match minerals (A mica, B gold, C dolomite, D petroleum) with places (1 Munger, 2 Gaya, 3 Kishanganj, 4 Rohtas). [46th BPSC, 2004] Answer: A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3.
Topic
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MCQs

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Question 1: Bihar's oil refinery is at: [44th BPSC, 2001]

Answer (c) Barauni.

Question 2: Match industries (A paper & pulp, B cigarette, C plywood, D jute) with towns (1 Dalmianagar, 2 Dilawarpur, 3 Hajipur, 4 Purnia). [46th BPSC, 2004]

Answer (b): A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4.

Question 3: Coal reserves of Bihar on 1 January 2003 (million tonnes): [47th BPSC, 2005]

Answer (c) 160 (probable). Proven reserve is now zero.

Question 4: Estimated coal reserve in Bihar is: [48-52nd BPSC, 2008]

Answer (d) 16 crore t.

Question 5: Match minerals (A mica, B gold, C dolomite, D petroleum) with places (1 Munger, 2 Gaya, 3 Kishanganj, 4 Rohtas). [46th BPSC, 2004]

Answer (c): A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3.
Question 1 of 5

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Bihar's oil refinery is at: [44th BPSC, 2001]

Barauni.

Match industries (A paper & pulp, B cigarette, C plywood, D jute) with towns (1 Dalmianagar, 2 Dilawarpur, 3 Hajipur, 4 Purnia). [46th BPSC, 2004]

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4.

Coal reserves of Bihar on 1 January 2003 (million tonnes): [47th BPSC, 2005]

160.

Estimated coal reserve in Bihar is: [48-52nd BPSC, 2008]

16 crore t.

Match minerals (A mica, B gold, C dolomite, D petroleum) with places (1 Munger, 2 Gaya, 3 Kishanganj, 4 Rohtas). [46th BPSC, 2004]

A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3.
Question 1 of 5
Topic Part 1 of 2

Concept

Subtopic 3.2: Transport and Media (BPSC)

  • Update: National Highway length in Bihar is now 6,132 km (MoRTH, 31 December 2024).
  • The Indian Nation was published from Patna (45th BPSC 2002).
  • Total NH length in Bihar was asked as 1913 km (45th BPSC 2002). Note: NH length in Bihar is now 3,740 km.
  • NH matching (47th BPSC 2005): passes through Bihar - NH-2; does not pass through Bihar - NH-12; longest in Bihar - NH-31; proposed, not for Bihar - NH-87.
  • HQ of East Central Railway: Hajipur (48-52nd BPSC 2008; 53-55th BPSC 2011).
⭐ Key Points
  • Answer (a).
  • Answer (a) 1913 km. Now 3,740 km.
  • Answer (a): A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2.
  • Answer (d) Hajipur.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Question: Which newspaper was published from Patna? [45th BPSC, 2002] Answer: Indian Nation.
  • Question: Total length of national highways in Bihar is: [45th BPSC, 2002] Answer: 1913 km.
  • Question: Match NH features (A passes through Bihar, B does not pass through Bihar, C longest in Bihar, D proposed NH not for Bihar) with NH numbers (1 NH-12, 2 NH-87, 3 NH-2, 4 NH-31). [47th BPSC, 2005] Answer: A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2.
  • Question: Where is the HQ of East Central Railway? [48-52nd BPSC 2008, 53-55th BPSC 2011] Answer: Hajipur (Bihar).
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MCQs

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Question 1: Which newspaper was published from Patna? [45th BPSC, 2002]

Answer (a).

Question 2: Total length of national highways in Bihar is: [45th BPSC, 2002]

Answer (a) 1913 km. Now 3,740 km.

Question 3: Match NH features (A passes through Bihar, B does not pass through Bihar, C longest in Bihar, D proposed NH not for Bihar) with NH numbers (1 NH-12, 2 NH-87, 3 NH-2, 4 NH-31). [47th BPSC, 2005]

Answer (a): A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2.

Question 4: Where is the HQ of East Central Railway? [48-52nd BPSC 2008, 53-55th BPSC 2011]

Answer (d) Hajipur.
Question 1 of 4

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Which newspaper was published from Patna? [45th BPSC, 2002]

Indian Nation.

Total length of national highways in Bihar is: [45th BPSC, 2002]

1913 km.

Match NH features (A passes through Bihar, B does not pass through Bihar, C longest in Bihar, D proposed NH not for Bihar) with NH numbers (1 NH-12, 2 NH-87, 3 NH-2, 4 NH-31). [47th BPSC, 2005]

A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2.

Where is the HQ of East Central Railway? [48-52nd BPSC 2008, 53-55th BPSC 2011]

Hajipur (Bihar).
Question 1 of 4
Topic Part 1 of 2

Concept

Subtopic 3.3: Statement-based Questions (BPSC)

  • 46th BPSC (2004): true - about 37% of irrigated land is canal-irrigated; Kishanganj and W. Champaran get the highest rainfall; NH length 2,461 km (at that time). False - North Ganga plain is 56,980 sq km, not 33,620.
  • 47th BPSC (2005): true - about 47 lakh acres are flooded yearly and 10 lakh acres remain waterlogged; 85-90% of rural families own less than 5 acres.
  • In the same question, the claims that agriculture contributes 67% of domestic product and that the silk industry employs over 1,50,000 people were not accepted (answer d: III and IV).
⭐ Key Points
  • Answer (d). II is false: the North Ganga plain is 56,980 sq km.
  • Answer (d) III and IV.
  • 56,980 sq km.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Question: Consider: I. ~37% of irrigated land is canal-irrigated. II. North Ganga plain covers 33,620 sq km. III. Kishanganj & W. Champaran get the highest rainfall. IV. NH length is 2,461 km. Which are correct? [46th BPSC, 2004] Answer: I, III and IV.
  • Question: Consider: I. Agriculture ~67% of domestic product. II. Silk employs over 1,50,000. III. ~47 lakh acres flood yearly, 10 lakh acres waterlogged. IV. 85-90% rural families own < 5 acres. Which are correct? [47th BPSC, 2005] Answer: III and IV.
  • Question: What is the area of the North Ganga plain? Answer: 56,980 sq km.
Topic
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MCQs

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Question 1: Consider: I. ~37% of irrigated land is canal-irrigated. II. North Ganga plain covers 33,620 sq km. III. Kishanganj & W. Champaran get the highest rainfall. IV. NH length is 2,461 km. Which are correct? [46th BPSC, 2004]

Answer (d). II is false: the North Ganga plain is 56,980 sq km.

Question 2: Consider: I. Agriculture ~67% of domestic product. II. Silk employs over 1,50,000. III. ~47 lakh acres flood yearly, 10 lakh acres waterlogged. IV. 85-90% rural families own < 5 acres. Which are correct? [47th BPSC, 2005]

Answer (d) III and IV.

Question 3: What is the area of the North Ganga plain?

56,980 sq km.
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Consider: I. ~37% of irrigated land is canal-irrigated. II. North Ganga plain covers 33,620 sq km. III. Kishanganj & W. Champaran get the highest rainfall. IV. NH length is 2,461 km. Which are correct? [46th BPSC, 2004]

I, III and IV.

Consider: I. Agriculture ~67% of domestic product. II. Silk employs over 1,50,000. III. ~47 lakh acres flood yearly, 10 lakh acres waterlogged. IV. 85-90% rural families own < 5 acres. Which are correct? [47th BPSC, 2005]

III and IV.

What is the area of the North Ganga plain?

56,980 sq km.
Question 1 of 3